Paper-stuffing machine



t .un 1u... "FWIW R -N Je* k Jllne 24, 1930. I l C, ELLSWQRTH 1,766,117 f' l PAPER STUFFINGMACHINE l Filed' Feb. 2o, 1928 7 sheets-sheet -1 June 24, 1930.

' PAPER STUFFING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2o, 1928 7 sheets-sheet 2l Y Jur'x 24, 1930.

c. J. ELLswoRTH 1,766,117

PAPER STUFFING MACHINE Filed Feb. 20, 1928 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 PAPER STUFFING MACHINE Filed Feb. '20, 1928 7 sheets-Sheetl 4 ATTORNEY June 24, 1930.

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C. J. ELLSWORTH PAPER S TUFFING Filed Feb. 20. 1928 lvlAcHINEl 7 sheets-sheet 5 June 211, 1930. C, 1 ELLSWORTH 1,766,117

PAPER S TUFFING MACHINE Filed Feb. 20, 1928 '7 Sheets-Sheet 6 7 'i'. Z8 W i /00 /47 y ATTORNEY June. 24, 1930; J, Lswfprrn-l 1,766,117

, `l PAPER STUFFING MACHINE Pil-ed Feb.l '20. 1928 7 Sheets-Shea# 7 IN VEN TOR. Caf/e 70/7 .f7/514mg# Y ATTORNEYS.

Patented June y 1.930

CARLETON a'. nLLsivomn; 'or KANses'cTY, Missoun, nssrenon 'iso Tire nnnewon'rn Ansnecrrv, MissoUnL-A,conronefrionor Mrsrsoum 1 Appiieaiiqp mear'ebraryfzo, 19281. jserial No. 255,656.1

Y invention'- relatee .dto signature 'as'semei bling .machines5 land more-particularly to .-a* machine yof. that character. for. assembling the;

component sections.cf-newspapers the kprin.-l

cipal object offthe Amachine'beingto ,provide for automatically nesting of .the' sections one Withinthe other tos'forinia co'mpletedvinews- Figli .is Y Asectional view-.through .th'e' machine viewed fromthe oppositefdirection,from'that `of j 'f `Fig ist-fa sectionalplanv Fig. 1 is a perspectivezviewf"of. au machine constructed in accordance with f myy inven tion, and adapted for Atherjassembly of a .Y

vievv through the machinertalien'on the line:y

3?-3 of Fig.` I v. a "Similarf .vertical longitudinal Figi 5v is ra-'fdetailview KAVof; the: rear of oneof the headlsection'slofth'e niaacliine, p articularlyf v illust controllingLmechanism;4 fy i view of anism 'Shown 1n' Fig; i

Fig." v"i isv a Vvertical*V Secti bringing aj paper '-sectionff rom; A the vupper i Sectionsl being removed from:theffliead and accomplishing y,this fand .other obj ects: yof the Vinvention have*A provided` improved i* details of. structure, the preferred'y form of: inv they Vaccompanying f vcomprising. a base member-,33 anupright member l2; thej side ramsgfbeinggspaced .i apartto providea support:oraipluraltyiof j with one run' ofv.thefmachinegThe machine 1 her'e'llustrated Consists oflfoiirheads,andrrs:

jin'advancefof thenews sectionglleavi Fig. 10 isa sectional View through-',a'suc.-

y g tion cup offone'of the heads, and its actuj ating mechanismtaken on lthie-line.11,0-.1O, ijgvlj y. *we .V- Y.. il?. i

c Fig..y 11 is arear elevationalview off a-Suc!" tion cupfand its actuating mechan'isnl.3. Fig-12am: asectional View through-the suction cup I carriage :and its. guide'ftaken on u1e1ine1a+125=rigg .11. f

"Fig.-f 13;,isj a rear 'elevational -vieW of lthel. conveyor*pin-'controlling guides. i j] J-y I vFig. 14 isafperspectlve' vieWl of a `-nevvspapercemprisgingy four sections, assembled yF'g. ;15 is aV perspective lvievvbf apfapiei-V rdetainin'g latch member. Y j i Referring; more in detail tothe (drawings:

1 `and 2 designate` respectively-thefrightfi a'ndleft side-frames'of the machine', .each

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member 4 mounted. substantially' midway 'o the base member, and a brace member 5 eon-' necting vthe base '.member Withthewupriglit paper .section supporting head'sfafndtiedto 5 getherby-angle'bars fandgconnecting the adjacent opposite jen'dsiof.' the base; members,

9. extending horii numbery of veadsgin* the machine, but Lpreferto providelajhead i j for 'eachflsectionkof a2complete-newspaper, .80.; l SO-"thetjtlie,Complete papermay .beassembledff adaptedf0rj assemblingfa four-.Section nevvs'-` paper, 1 `Which .may f consistV o; .fai gray-ure section 10,acomicSectiongllyan editcrialv ec and. editorial sections areI usually ipi;eparednews section toiberu'na Yfew hoursbefore K Vthe time for publication. Consequentlythe v various sections Vcannotbe assembled into a newspaper untilafterthe `news section has l been prlnted, andy it hasj become quite aprob-V 'lem for newspapers to assemble thevarious sections in theshort interval between the 1 lprinting of the news section andthe time for .delivery of thek editions. v

*These Vsectionsareusually assembled, or

in newspaper language, stuffedby hand;

^ 'offers -a serious laborproblem, as well as; Y necessitating 1 an extremely large floor area .fontheworkefsi* Y 25.! l Vthe Leditorial-isec ionfinfthejnextahead .16",1

f fz@fanny;.Setheethfhefiz YA'fheated'@theirfrom and rea 501 which, where therev is a .large circulation;

`invel'ltion to stuit or nest thevarious sece tions'automatically; thus accomplishin'g'tle" f result with a'small batteryeogfmnachineseon a comparatively small floor space, and without-i-thef mistakes v incidentalft hand vsth-Eff ,mfgggg :'11

" i a-'In-the nim'acl'iiie :as il'lustratedgA thefgravure'' Vsection lO maybe placedY in the top he'adleg:

and tfhefnew's section-1 inithef lower heath 1'1"?,

nelus'ivef'anefpreferan'-V Jian-g1@kia-2491952021 'Thefangi-@bers 119 1nd:

In order to provide a gravity feed for thev vpapersections toward rvthe jabut'ments 24,1.V

prefer to incline the upright members of the side frame at zin-angle ofrapproximate-f ly fifteen degrees with the'vertical, so that" o the rack sections are inclineddownwardly toward the abutment plates. I y

The rack sections, "as before mentioned, s are each provided with a paper feeding 'mechanism comprising spaced slats' 30 and v5 3l;` having their rear Vends.'Y resting,v slidabiy upon "plates'32f-Q (Figs. .3 and 4) boltedfto the angles 23 andV extending vrearwardly there-V of to substantial alignment with the -abutymentgplates; The opposite-endso-fjthleslatsjf'go ,fareprovdedwth bearing/*blocks*fjour-i nalle'dvupon the cranks B4 rofa Crank shaft 3`5`wliicl-ektendsacross the'vrack at its for; Y Aiward ends, androtatably mounted in be'arings 36 secured tothev angleshlQ` and 2O re-f g5 n spectivelyxl Therefore?. the 4eranlr Vshaft y35 rotates;.theY forwardiendsfvv o'l-'the Aslats iwill re'eproeate! :upon the 1platesff32g Yanid'gthef jrear 1 eindsf 'of fthe-slatswill oscillatefin an up Landi dwn''movement, whichitenfdsito feed 90 .Y yI i jog'gle th'ej papief seetionsfralong; thefracksli i into engagement with s thej abutment "plateaA vasthe papers are fed therefrom, as later-:deff

scribed; l The crank; shafts;- 335 fare: provided` with 'sprol'cketsf (Figs:Iand'2-)#drivenbyz YQ5 arieh-ain"7 385operatinfg; overfV afifsproeketegv i "onta: stub? shaft 46; hereinafter"described;

In v'practice the variousfsections -ieoniposA ingiainews'paper'aref'ot'diiferentfwidthseand" Y Vinf'order-tof'eqnipther racks yso."thrtuthey: 10p wwilli'reeevef'- any's'ilzeanewspaper: see-tiomjlj'f.

providethe racks wthv"adjnetableffside barsv4 f 411 andf 42 extending;parallel with the angle bars 19' andi 201 and: adjustable-'14 -lateralllya` therewith by adjustingbolts,143"carried-by:105'` Y Y thef'f ad-justingi barsg andi" which' ffprojeot through' the vertical? I legi'.V ot the angle 19 'and 20, andereV engaged iltherewith by;` nuts E744 and?` @5l-,1. sof fthatf* thef nutsfi andfl-F) K maybe manipulated on; the boltseto-adjiust? 1 1@ Y 201'arefso-pos'ltVU edthatoneyof Q the 'bars laterally?tofprovideqtheaproperaf y l 'p legs'e Ifdskupwaifdllya `:d th' if spacing therebvetvr'reenkl for the paper;seefV the `next' lower rack,andwherebylitheftivo 1 n sections thusnested'f' areY carried?Y inte7 the nextflbwer headyandsoolr; te'fnestfatof 12.0 '1 ithjef'fsectionsjvofthei"newspaperandf'deliver f y,the completed; newspaper o to:V

Exteadl hier fandjforfetaske fr Y 1 byzebnveyo'rchainsidan lill? run'nlnmfover' 51 carried by the b'aselmembers of the side:

" frame, drive sprockets\52mounted above the 1l): l f running through the machine'.'. The pulleys,

sprocket 51 rand idlerpulleys 52f carried by @the brace'members y5y ofthe side frame, so as toprovide an endless chain conveyor run-ning downwardlyalong the sidefframes in alignmentv with the ,members .24 of the abutment plates, and ythen upwardlyj'to the Vtop of the sideframes Nand 'backj'over the pulleys 48 providing an f endless lconveyor 48v are frotatably mounted uponv a counter shaft fcarried in,v bearings 54 formed on Vthe upper bearingblocks 28, .and the sprockk ets are keyed adjacent the inner faces of the side frames uponcountershazttsgy rotatably'mounted in theuprights 4 of the;

y side lfram'es,theI shaftYprojectingfthrough f abutment plates', the pitcjzli'jline 'of the sprock-` etwheels 49 lbeing such as to allow thejpitchf:y

the v,side frame to carry' a pinion V 56 meshing with aj -`gear 57 in driving connection withthe sprocket"wheel,39 on astub Shaft' .40flfor driving thezchains 381,rwhich1rotate the crank shafts 84'Vto operate the slals() and h31.vk The pulleys 5G are `,mounted upon f stuby `shafts 58.*carrie'd by the sidefframes, and ithe pulleys are 1nounted onv stud-y bolts` 59 inr alignment with the faceof the lineof the j chainto 'coincide ,with the faces of the ,abutment plates, so wthat;the'chain is carried downwardly 1 infalg-Ilment Awithv the abutment; plates andqis carried, due to the idler-pulleys 50, slightly aroundthesprock- A etsgg49, l so Y that the tc'hainljmoves rearwardly adjacent Ythelower endsic-theV abutment.

v plates and the lrear L ends of -*the -sectionfeed slats `for g afpurpose 'hereinafterl described."

The vsprockets 51,; are keyed' to ja counter-- shaft60 rotatably vmounted yin' bearings VK61 on bracket arms 62;secured gto ,the basef mem-v. bers 3 .of the side iframesby bolts,168.,` `Thel drive sprockets 52-orgthef chainsare',ln-zyedg` toa drive shaft.6gextending.4 between `the'y frame members Vvand rotatably 'Inountedin bearingsjon the bracketplates 67 secured i to,fthe uprightsi4` and vvoffthe side. frames,v

rearwardly of the Vsprockets; 49 oith'ejlower head 17; The idler jpulleys @52, constitute i an adjustment-for tensioning the r"-'chains andarefcarried `upon ashaft `68m'ounted in bearings 69 that arevadjustably ybolted to the braceqfmembers ,5f by v bolts 70, which vmay be inserted`VV in any; pair 'offia plurality Y of threadedapertures f71providedfinthebrace membersgigf :The `drive shaft* proj ects "lat-4' erally oi the' side"` frame wheel f ypulley 722' driv j, Y. `through.a belt,74,'runninggovergthe pulley: y72, anda pulley Z5`on thefjmotor fshaftn-thfe belt/being tensionedby a;beltjtightsnerl 76 Vember,L ofV .the sider-l mounted upon' the .base

Zand `carries a' fly and horizontallyin ,relation withjjthefcornfe, i v of they paper; secti'o'nto. be' op'ened'itibeingy desirable to .adjust the cupisohateit enfin jecting-carrier pins y77 and78 slidably re-` traetable and Vprojectible through certainA of theV ychain llink connections, and on whichl the chain links mayfpivot, l.the pinsprojectving inwardly and facing each other iny paralllel alignment to pick uplthepaper sections by engaging the foldcbetween the leaves and Y 2 move the 'sections successivelyv andfdown- 5 wardly through ,the machine, as noWl-defwff lflews'papers are usually-foldedinhalves I y l and thepapers lare stacked in their rack son.,

edge' withl the folded edge 81 -restingon the l. rack', and inV order to permit the pinsy to* enter between the folds of the gravuresec#` tion' carried in the top head it isfnecessaryv tov open 4 the folds, whichv vis accomplishedf' by spreading the leaves of the ioldengag'-Vr ingithe abutment plate rearwardly upon the i angular lsection 26 of the abutment-,plate andV l.' i Y to retain the'opposite Hap' against lthe 're-L kmainder of the papers in the rack, so as to provide a wide opening between; the halves ,of the paper and permit the entrance of the Y pins. :It is desirable tostart the opening of- K the paper at the side -fold'82 of the leaves composing a-section, so that all of the leaves. Y will :be opened, and I 'accomplish this by., t providing a vacuum cupv adaptedto engage ythesection as close to the'fold 82 Vandto the upper edge ,83 as possible. j 'mechanism includes i an. arcuate casting 84 Theopening .y I

provided w-ith a-lateral flange 85,-comp'le-, ...l

mentary to` the angle `forme'dby the sections i. ofthe abutment plate, the arcuate casting? beingalsojprovided with an arcuate ribr'86f" projecting vlaterally lof its/face to provvide y' a track or rail for avacuum cup carriage 87';y

x y'lhecarriage V87, bestv illustrated in Figs@ y 10, 11 and 12, comprises anarcuate channel: shaped casting 8,8'having an arcuatev groove .los A 89 rfor-receivingthe arcuate ange86 'on the it casting 84, vand a :peripheral 'laterallyqeXl-w f tending flange 90 for yengaging kthelarcuateff,l f

'edge of thecasting 8,4, the casting v8`8beingl`V retainedupony andin'vengagement with the"r 4rv casting 84 bygan arcuatefplate 91"bolted,to thecasting'SSzby bolts-92 extending:throughY j t ears 93 andn94 in the respectiveimembers, so:V I

that ftheV carriage is retained! on its. arcuate@ tra'ckvandmay befmoved ,thereon by lacamvy Y i l and lever.' mechanism y'hereinafter described.'-

nection 99l similar totheconnectionfnQfs that thecup 98 may be-adjusted--verticall "aves a a er section at'itsfextreme corner-l or? close to theffold Y825s@ Athat lthe vacuum V*cup gripping the outside sheet Will cause vit` to move the other :sheet-s Without buckling Y, Y -aWay fromthe other sheets; thus the sheets are all Spulled. back smoothly. Thec'arriage "872 VAisl'actuatedfrom a eam shaft 100 rotatably Vmounted inithe side'frames and'v driven by ra gear- Wjheel 101fvfr'om'ajpinionL vWheel 102,'A keyed to the countershaft 55. nfthe Cam shaftl'OO isy a Lsectorjshaped n cam 103 or'eni, gaginga cam! roller .1047carr'ied' upona triangular lshaped leverVV 105 loosely mounted f upon a-.rockersh'aft L1,067 alsofcarriedibettveen Y i tlresicle f-ramesr' rllhe lever 105 `carriesa pin'- V 107iprojectinglaterally'from its faceladja'- cent to vtheV carriage 787,-'fand1isconnected by Y iai linle"108fconnectingthe pin'1O71with al pin?109projectingffrom the .afce oif'the Acarriage 87j, so :that 'as y"the caml shaft rocks th'elever liupivardlythe"carriage is moved on itsstrack, duel tol the pin'fand link connecfy the p'ap'erf'sectionwithV Vit, 'due tolaivacuuijov created by aspumpi llOfmounted--rupon spaced @cross-l sills;v l11:11! Connecting the AbaseA members offtlresiderframes", thelvaeuum pump being!! f cross sillsfin alignmentWithiithedrivesh'aft n off-the pumps u.("'onnected to the inlet 113V .i-forthe vacuum'pum'p isvamanifolchpipe114 Y "extending: upwardly therefrom adj acent; the

` "rear"offfthegheads 14 to 17 inclusive,V and is V tiongtovr engagemen'tl Withthe paper section.

Asi the camrmoves out ofrengagement vWith the` leverjthe 'vaeuum'cup moves back into normal position below thel angle section of the, abutment plate 'and ,carriesv the: flapl 'of `provided. with@branchpipesl 115 'adjacent each' 1 heads'o -thatrthe lvacuum cup mayy be. connected^bya leXibleQhoseiconnection 1116'Y fwithrfthe manifold pipe-114;; Y f Since' the vac'u-umeupfopens only rone corner-fof the papergit is necessary.V- Vto pro- Y ,Y Lavidef a'mechanismufor spreading the paper' @i op'enf':r entirely; across its lengthg-f v To accent.

plishf this Iizprovidea pivoted l sick-le shaped .Y arm adapted to sweep oyer the` opened cor- Y ffiier'of the` paperand' spreaditheremaindier oliV the"sheetsrdownvvardly against" tlienjrotatably' carried; in' bearings* '121/' and :122-

l bolted -to'fandlprojectingN rearWard-lyfofqthe;

helicaflfpinionf 119fkeyed toa? stub shaft, 120

elined'lportion' foithre abutment/plates, Thisv l armndesignated!1171;(Figs and 8.)'Y isv fmountedupon a1'he`lieal1gear`118 rotatably abutment plate; thefgear .loeingf'r driven? to-V -moveithe armzfllf in van arcuate pathby' e vr 3projeotinglaterallynoffthe shaftV aeentf Y gear-119B' and actuated.: byifa: -t'rangular"V l kf shaped lelx'rer"124: complementary tothe 'lever A 5f" through a a A`"cenne@ting linkV` 112,5, the onrif-sarai tothe triangular shaped lever by NYa'bolt`127.V

The lever 124'isprovded1vvtl'a camiroller 128, which engagesra cam 129"mounted on thel camv shaift ,100 vYcono/plementary' toithe` cam 103,-' so that When thef- Cam engages'the' roller to actuate the lever 124 theY ar1"1'1"123,`V through the vlir1'k125jisy rockedto v'rock the"y shaft 120 and ause the gearf1`19 to rotate the gearr 118"and;move"the'arm117. As"Y soon asthel,cam-129fleaves'theroller 128,'- aY spring 130 "whiehisjcoiled about the shaft" n 120, and vvliiol'r` vv'as tightened upon lthe g movement" 01"; the arm ,117, furnishes motivee -povver to'r'otate the Agear 119f`in1theoppos1te i directiommoving the-gear 1'18and swinging` the arm 117 back tov normal position out o' the Way of movement of the vacuum eup 98 'i i upon its next operation,v vthe spring 130'4 having one end 131 bearing against thetop of' the arm 123 and the other end132l bear-- ing against the'bar 9. AYVVhilethe'arm 117 is opening the paper,the-carrierpins77 andV 78' move into engagement. With'hinged vplates 133 (lgs.` 5-`and` v7Y )located adjacent the side `frames,and'inV their downward 'movement `nio've the plates against the'stacksY of Vpapers` g f holding the topsfof the staoksfrom droop ingover' and f interfering with the travel of the'pins. v

Y Theiplat'esf-133 are hinged onV extensions 1 131 of the stub shafts 58, which mount the V'idle pulleys 50.* -Eaoh plate 'is normally heldf navvay from the papers by@ spring. 136v Y 1 coiled about the shafto`ne end'olwhichV` enga-ges Vthe plate and the'4V opposite -rend the shaft, so that the plate may be movediintof engagement-by thefpins and returnedby the spring; The vpins, movefdowvnvvardly Withinl :thefold ofthe paper,`the pressure ofthe stack being vrelieved byf a horizontal Vbar 137v carried VbyV arms 138 pivotally supportedion; Y

Y a crossfrod"139 fvvhichlextends between the Y sideV members back "ofthe abutment plates.v

The cross-bar engages 'thejpapers 'below the abutment plate'Y andfs .urged vinto? engage-y V mentA with the papers 'by :an arnlf-llO,"iilxedV Y Y to the rod 139 and carrying*'a2-learnroller-y 100, 'thecam 142; beingsoflocatedlon the shaftgthat the' bar "137 v'isi Vsvvung inwardly;

@es es 'and 19):

Aer the* timefithe pins 77 and 78 r'eachvthe sprocket Wheels-49" 'i and are carried in aniarcuate'pathloutw'ardly and dofvvnwardly and awayilfromthe' Ystack ito move the liolded edge 81 :ofrthe papernow carried by thepins jt1ierevith beneaththe'- abutment ypla'uejand:through ,theH

wif,

'Y carried by 'the angle vio opening 145 normally closed vby the "bar'f .137.

*Ataboutthis time theA pins engagea project-- ving; arm '146 '(Figs; 8V andj'15) `jo'nfa'lat'ch member 147 pivotallymounted on ay stud 148 149,' which normally` engages? thefold *81jvr of the rearmostpaper ofl thestackto prevent I' l accidental displacement 'fof-the paperfirom the 'rack 13, through theopening 144,-',or topreventthepaper being removed from-dragging the adjacent paper therewithl when it The tooth f' is adapted to be rkmoved away ywhenithe pin is being removed from the head'.

contacts the arm 146, whichcanses Vthe'tooth to move downwardly and allowfthe paper --the *paper now 'carried kby the pins. The J tobe moved oft itsfsupportfunder influence ofthe carrier pins, "As soon as-the: pin

drops vo the arm 146` of the'latch member, a

Y spring 150 coiled about fthe-i'stud 148 V"swings j position, so that stack y the latch back Vinto normaliV its' tooth 'engagesjthe next paper in the and prevents it frombeing removed with l `vpins -carrythel paper downltothe next 'lower head where the gravuresectionjis nested in the comic sectlon, the ,comici section being. v Iopened Ito recelve the gravure yfsectlonin thev same manner asl thegravure sectionl 'The pins in their lfurther-movement pick up' the comicl section therewith and carry fthe v`two sections on downwar'dly'into" the next head wherevthe 'editorialfsection Ais picked upl by the pins and moved on r lownward to engage the news' section, the various's'ections" being y wardly through Y the llower head between.

rollers `151-and 152V mounted upon alla'cte'd uponin the `'salme manner asv the "gravuresectlongl Y The complet'egpaper is l'new carried'down# pairs of l y j parallel VicGunter-shafts :153 andf154" carried in v side iframes:2 f The rollers 'A151 farey driven from the'shaft 60 byl a' chain, 155 operating j over a lsprocket156 'on'they rollenshaft 153 anda sprocket 157 ontheashaft'GOlata speedV than I the travel of' l'the conveyor greater chains, so that the-paper when' picked up by the rollersj-151 and 152 ltravelsfat agreater; speed than the chaingthus the folds'Sllof the A paper are disengaged fromjr'elation' withthel ,At the sameftimeheadson the pinsvr engageI dove-tailed slotted guides 159 "(lig's.A 21 and h13) ink alignment with the travel ofA they chains 'between the lower Y sprocket 49 andjthe sprcketr51, the guide t being `inclined `outwardly andfdo'wnwardly,

tailed slot causes the pin'sjto be pulled out-l wardly through lthechains out of engagef ment with the `papergftheV :paperdroppingf' l 'f upon an offtakeconveyor160l`extendin'gv fori so that the Ahead being V engaged 'in the dovewar'dly of the machine at an angle'betwe'enf 23." The, latch- 146 is f. provided withy an upwardly f extending "tooth "dove-tailed slot 'that may 'theV members vcomprising a strap169' having 1f downwardly and outwardlyl projecting kcam ends 170 'to engage the fheads-ofthefpins, A(Fig-2).

104; Atl this time the "arm, 51171 swings wacross,thehfolded backrcor'ner to spreadk the i remainderv of the flap against the angular portion of the abutmentplateQ set vofv thefside ramesffor carrying the assembled c papers from' the machine;

The conveyor158p1naybefof anypreferred`-` l yconstruction, but is here s hownas-of vthe v'chain belt type, as' any desired meansA rmay be usedv to removethe-"papers as'they.A are Y assembled."v 'Y y f. The guides 159 comprise spaced parallel f bars 161 and 162 havingoutwar'dly-inclined adjacent faces 163 and 164 to provdethe f 165, the bars being supported .y

by? the bracket 'members' 67 and the bracket l. member .62, and'aresecured dthereto by y screws 166;` The pins are lprojecting romv the outer `sides of the chain,y as! they 'fare car-f 'ried around theisprocket 51'and they engage a guide bar 167 extending parallel lwith the 'guide bars 159, and facing the chain, sothat thevbar engages 'the'head of the pins and projects them back throughy the chain where they will be in position to again engage the papersections upon their next*dow'nvmrd movement throughvthe machine. f-

- In order 'to insure ,j that'the pins are in In operating a -machine' constructed las Y,

described', the racksfare lilled with the folded sections composing a'newspaper with they sections inserteddn the'racks'inth'e :order mostfsection of thepaper in the toprack,

f the next' section in thej next lower rack, and Vso on, the outer section being placed inthe lovverrack.y z v Y l. "Thema'chine isthen started to v'actuate' the vchains 46 and 47 ycarrying the Vpins 7.8,Qand

'79 in 'their cycle ac'rosstheracks.' The" vacuum cup 980i? the top 'headi'smoved into engagement with' the corner of 'the 'paperin the top rack, and due-torthef'suction from the/vacuum Apump 11,0, the-corner yof the =fpaper lis carried with the 'vacuum' f cup on V its return ,againsftfthey anglepsectionv26 of thefabutment plate,4 the' curp being moved into position yby' the cam :103y and returned gravity i when.l theL 'cam `leaves the rollerv sitionfforvengaging the plates 133 cammingl 'fthem against the paperstack' to vrraise the ydroping flaps that Vwould ordinarily pre- "loo ' they are to be nested, that is,wthfthe 'nnerc icev y ven't" entrance of-'thepins, and as lthe pins r f fmove downwardly they 5 slide off the fplates and theisprings 136 return the plates t0."

pins, means for moving the conveyor to.

ybring the sectionsinto nested relation7 and vengaging thefoldsy of the'sections, means for. VVopening the sections to receive the pins,

i ends of the racks, means 'tory feeding the means for retracting the pins through the y conveyor chains togreleaseV the nested sec-1 tlons. i s

8. In a machine for assemblingfolded'sec-V tions of newspapersincluding racks for supporting the sections, abutment plates at the endsl of the racksconveyor chains adapted for travelalong the planeof the abutment plates, headed pins slidable in the chains for' means for moving the conveyor to bring the sections into nested relation, anda track for engaging the heads of -said pins tovretract the pins .from engagement with the nested sections. fi

9. In a machinevfor assembling folded vsections of newspapers including racks for supportingthe sections, abutment plates atrthe sections a ainst they `abutment plates, conveyor chamsadapted for travel along the plane of the abutment plates, pinsslidable in the chains` forlengaging'the folds of the sections, means 'for opening the sections to i i receive the pins, means for moving'the'con- `veyor to bring the Vsections into nested relation, and vmeans for retracting the pinsk through theconveyor chains yto release the nested sections.y s

10'. In a machine for ttssemblingfoldedv sections of a newspaperincluding racks for .supporting the 'sections','iab`utment,plates at `the ends of the rackshaving angularly in' clined' portions, means 'for opening one flap 'of each section against the inclined portion of a relative abutmentplataconveyor chains arranged along the abutment 'platesypins' carriedbyvthe chains for engagingk the folds of the sections and adapted for carrying the sections into nestedrelation, means for retractingv the pins from engagement withy Y the assembled sections, and roller meansacting simultaneously .i with Y the retracting means to increasethe speed of the assembled paper with relationto the speed ofthe con.;

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l1. In a machine for assembling folded i sections of a newspaper including racks for supporting the sections,ab'utment plates at the ends of the racks having angularly-inclined portions, means for opening flapsof the sections against thek inclined portion of a relative abutment plate, conveyor chains passing along the abutment plates, pins carried bythe chains for engaging the folds of the sections to carry thesections into nested relation, and means actuated by the'pins vfor retaining the opposite. flapL ofthe sections ,away from the opened'lap duringjentrance of the pins between the flaps.

l2. VIn a machine for. assembling `folded sectionsof anewspaper includingv racks for supporting the SeCtiOna-abutment plates" at the ends of the racks having angula'rlyfin between the flaps.

opened flan4 during yentrance ofthe v`pins Q13. In axma'chine ofnthe Fdescribed,

superimposed racks `for supporting folded' paper sections onrtheir folded edges,abut

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ment plates at the ends of the racks having ineach rack against the inclined portions of the abutment-plates, conveyon chainsar- Aranged along the sides of the vabutment plates, carrier means on the chains for lentering between ,the opened flaps tov successively l engage the folds of the sectionsto move the sections into nested position. 'i V i f;

14;.'In a machine of thefclass described, superimposed racls'for supporting folded paperv sections' on their folded edges, abut ment plates at the ends of the racks having upwardly and outwardly inclined portions, vmeans for vopening a liap of the rstsection y in each racky against theinclined portions upwardlyand outwardly inclined portions, meansfor opening ak iiap of the first section of the abutment plates,- and an armmovable n over the inclined portion of the abutment plateslto retain the fla s in open position during the entrance of t e carrier means. .i l

15,'In ay machine of the class ydescribechf 'i superimposed racks for supporting folded paper sections on their folded edges, abut-k Y its i ment plates at the ends of Vthe'racks havingv upwardly and outwardly inclined portions,

meansfor opening a flap of the first section in each rack against the inclined portionsofv .y l. the abutment plates,'means for'retainingv thek f ,y

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other flaplagainst the adjacent folded sec-A tions inthe racks, conveyor` chains arrangedA along the sides of the abutment plates, cai- 'i rier means on .the-` chains forentering between the opened flaps to successively engage the folds of the sections to move the-sections into nested position.

16.r Ina machine of the class described, i

racks for supporting foldedv sections, abutment plates at the ends ofthe racks, pusher bars below the abutment plates for engaging ias, f the lower portions ofthe Sections to relieve' pressure of the sections againstthe abutment v plates, conveyor chains' adapted ,for travel along the planei'of the abutment lates, car-Vl .rier means on the chains, means orfopeningflaps ofthe sectionsy to permit entrance'of the carrier means-to enga-ge in thefold of the sectionsfor moving the sections into nesting position, and means forfactuatlng the pusher bars torelieve pressure of the sections A i namen? against sadabntmentrpla'tes durrng'entjrance VAofthecarrier,means. Y v p ,17.4111-,a machine 'of the ,classdesorbech Y'superimposed'Iraaks for Vsup'portin folded Y-seetfons., abutment; plates at; the ens of. the 1 s raeksvibratory means yfor feedinglthef-:sec- 1 tions against the abutment plates, meansrfor y successively moving the .sections L :fromV ,thel

upper rack into nesting position.With-dile'YV i m sect-ionsy in(thefloxavenra'ck,` and meansafor v Vndschargn'gl thenested sections.

Y lln testmony whereof I afl'x my signature.

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